Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Morocco or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 3,413 hectares against 3,220 hectares in Morocco as of 2025.

What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Morocco and New Zealand?

193 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and New Zealand?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs New Zealand: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region

Morocco

3,220 hectares

in 2025

New Zealand

3,413 hectares

in 2025

Morocco rank

122nd

New Zealand rank

121st

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time

Morocco
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3,413 hectares against 3,220 hectares in Morocco, a difference of 193 hectares.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 121st of 225 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5,179 hectares	1,258 hectares	3,920 hectares	Morocco
2010s	5,023 hectares	2,290 hectares	2,733 hectares	Morocco
2020s	9,051 hectares	2,927 hectares	6,125 hectares	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Morocco or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 3,413 hectares against 3,220 hectares in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Morocco and New Zealand?: 193 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and New Zealand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Morocco and New Zealand rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?: Morocco ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 121st of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.